MOUNT FOREST – Two local women have been charged after a resident reported to police that people were going through unlocked vehicles here on the weekend.
On July 10 at about 12:30am, Wellington County OPP responded to a suspicious person complaint on Owen Road in Mount Forest.
Officers “attended and located the parties,” police stated in a press release.
Karley Bianca Saman, 26, of Wellington North, was charged with mischief, trespass by night, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, assault with a weapon and possession of a Schedule I substance (opioid).
Shayla Dawn Colby, 34, of Wellington North, was charged with mischief and trespass by night.
Both are to appear in Guelph court at a later date.
Later that same day, on July 10 at about 11am, Wellington County OPP responded to an “active bike theft … on Durham Street West, Mount Forest,” police stated.
Colby was charged with theft under $5,000. She is to appear in Guelph court at a later date.
Anyone with information about these incidents can contact the Wellington County OPP at 1-888-310-1122. To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or submit a tip at www.csgw.tips.